Strap-fastener.



e; L. BRYCE, STRAP FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-7| 19H}.

Patented Dec. 10, [918.

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GERTRUDE L. BRYCE, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

STRAP-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

Application filed J anuary 7, 1918. Serial No. 210,600.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GERTRUDE L. BRYCE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of Kingand State of \Vashington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Strap-Fastenmgs, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to produce an efficient and convenientlyregulated strap fastening in the nature of a buckle whlch 1s adapted tobe employed to adj ustably secure the ends of a strap together.

The invention consists in the novel construction of a buckle and in thecombination and adaptation therewith of a strap, as Wlll be fullydescribed in the following specification, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and finally pointed out in the appended claims.

In said views, Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a hose supporterto which is applied buckle devices embodying my 1nvention. Fig. 2 is aview in end elevation of the strap and buckle elements of my inventionillustrating the manner of operating the same. Fig. 3 is a view similarto Fig. 2 showing the devices in other positions. Figs. 1 and 5 arebottom and top plan views, respectively, of the buckle constituting apart of my invention. Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of anelement of said buckle.

In carrying out my invention I employ a buckle made of wire andcomprising a frame member 8 having a tongue-seat 10 and a pair of eyes11. The tongue member is formed with a looped portion 13, pivot portions15 extending through the eyes 11, and a pair of parallel tongues 16directed at right angles to the tongue seat 10.

A guard 17 provided for said tongues is formed of sheet metal andconsists in a shank 18 having tubular portions 20 formed upon each sidefor the reception of the tongues 16, and a head 21 extending laterallyfor approximately the width of a strap S with which the buckle is used,said head being provided with a straight outer edge 22 over which saidstrap may be stretched, as will be presently explained.

Said guard is mounted on said tongues by engaging the tubular portions20 over the same so that the outer edge 22 of the guard will bepositioned inwardly of the tongue seat 10 and have the tongues projectbeyond the guard sufficiently to penetrate the strap end S to performtheir necessary functions.

The other end S of said strap is secured, as by stitching, to the loopedportion 13 of the buckle, and thence extends over the guard 17 about theedge 22 and thence doubling back through the frame member 8, thetongue-points penetrating and protruding through the strap fabric. Inthis man;

her the strap end S is stretched over and covers the tongue member, andis directed outwardly to nearly the end of the tongue points, hence whenthe other end S of the strap, after being passed, for example, about anarticle as A in Figs. 1 and 2, is threaded through the loop of the framemember, and tension is applied to strap end S the application of suchforce is made through the strap-end S at the outer extremity of thetongue member, to be drawn down closely and firmly in contact with thestrap-end S Where it passes over the tongueseat 10 and causes thetongue-points to penetrate the strap-end S and hold it in security.

Any pull upon the strap-end S while tending to draw the same through theframe, will draw the tonguepoints down more firmly upon the strap, andthey will reengage the strap immediately upon the pull upon the end Sbeing discontinued.

T o loosen the strap, the end S is pulled sufficiently to release thetongue-points and the thumb of the operator is pressed upon the rearportion of the buckle, over the loop 13 which causes the tongue-memberto rock on its pivotal connections 15 with the eyes 11 of the framemember, and remove the tonguepoints free from the tongue-seat 10 of theframe member and clear of the strap-end S In Fig. 1 the buckle is shownapplied to a hose supporter and serves to secure the usual hoseattachment B at adjusted elevations.

The invention is very simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and willaccomplish efficiently the purposes for which intended.

What I claim, is

1. The combination with a buckle con prising a frame member having atongue seat, a tongue member pivotally connected to said frame memberand formed with a loop element, and a guard formed to provide a headelement of approximately the width of the buckle and with a shankelement having tubular portions whereby the guard is secured to thetongues of said tongue member, of a strap connected to the buckle byhaving one of its ends engage said tongues and thence extend over saidguard to have the adjacent extremity of the strap permanently fastenedto said loop element, the other end of the strap being passed throughthe opening of the frame member and engaged with the tongues.

52. The combination With a buckle having a frame member having a tongueseat, a tongue member hingedly connected to said frame member, and aguard of substantially a T-shape secured to the tongues of said tonguemember, of a strap having one of its ends permanently secured to saidtongue member thence passing over said guard to be pierced by saidtongues said guard serving to maintain the strap in proximity to saidtongue seat.

3. The combination with a strap, of a buckle comprising a tongue memberhaving a transverse loop and a pair of integral par allel pointedtongues, a frame member pivotally connected at its opposite ends to saidtongue member and affording atongue seat, and a guard mounted on saidtongues, and having adjacent to said tongue seat a straight edge aboutwhich the strap may be stretched, the points of said tongues extendingbeyond the outer extremity of said guard to engage through twothicknesses of the strap.

Signed at Seattle, lVashington, this 26th day of December, 1917.

GERTRUDE L. BRYCE. Witnesses PIERRE BARNES, E. PETERSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner at Patents, Washington, D. G.

